Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Lepton
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Year | 1830 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | A stylized phoenix rising from flames, depicted with outstretched wings, set within a beaded inner circle. A Greek cross surmounts the bird's head, while radiating sun rays emanate from the left side of the field, symbolizing the rebirth of the Greek nation. The circular legend ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ appears around the periphery, with the date αωκα΄ (1821) also inscribed, referencing the year of the Greek War of Independence. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ αωκα΄ (Translation: Hellenic State, 1821) |
| Reverse description | The denomination 1 ΛΕΠΤΟΝ is inscribed centrally within a wreath composed of laurel and olive branches, tied at the base with a bow. The peripheral legend •ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΤΗΣ Ι•Α•ΚΑΠΟΔΙΣΤΡΙΑΣ• arcs around the upper portion of the coin, referencing Governor Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias, the first head of state of independent Greece. The date 1830 appears in the lower exergual area, below the wreath, within the beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |